Surrey Eagles

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Surrey Eagles
City Surrey, British Columbia
League British Columbia Hockey League
Founded 1976
Home Arena South Surrey Arena
Colours White, Green, and Blue
Coach Shane Kuss
GM Shane Kuss

The Surrey Eagles are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League and play in the (Mainland Division / Coastal Conference).

Bellingham Blazers 1976 - 1978
Bellingham Ice Hawks 1978 - 1980
Vancouver Blue Hawks 1980 - 1982
Burnaby Blue Hawks 1982 - 1985
Delta Flyers 1985 - 1988
New Westminster Royals 1988 - 1991
Surrey Eagles 1991 - 1996
South Surrey Eagles 1996 - 2003
Surrey Eagles 2003 to Present

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[edit] History

The current Surrey Eagles are the product of numerous town and name changes since 1976. The team started out in Bellingham, Washington, replacing the original Blazers team that moved off to Maple Ridge, British Columbia and eventually folded as the Revelstoke Rangers in 1985.

The first four seasons in the South Surrey were very disappointing for the Eagles as they did not make it past the Quarter-Finals. It was seasons 5 and 6 that the team had its greatest success.

In 1997, their fifth season, the Eagles finished with a record of 47-7-6 for 100 points, and won the BCHL championship by defeating the Vernon Vipers in the Subway Cup. The Eagles then beat the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League champions Cranbrook Colts and the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League to earn a birth in the Royal Bank Cup. In the tournament, held in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, the Eagles went 3-1 in the round robin and beat the Kanata Valley Lasers 4-2 in the semi-final before losing to the host Summerside Western Capitals 4-3 in the championship game.

Season 6, 1998, would bring the ultimate goal, a Royal Bank Cup, to the South Surrey Eagles. This time, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, they cruised through the tournament, ultimately beating the Weyburn Red Wings 4-1 in the final.

The remaining seasons were also very strong regular seasons for Surrey. In 1999 they lost the league title to eventual Royal Bank Cup winners Vernon Vipers. They lost twice in the Semi-finalls in that span and won the league title, Fred Page Cup, in 2005 overcoming Vernon Vipers ,4 games to 1. In the Doyle Cup series, Camrose Kodiaks defeated them, 4 games to 1.

[edit] Season-by-Season Record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season League GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1976-77 BCJHL 68 27 38 3 - 311 381 57 5th BCJHL Coastal DNQ
1977-78 BCJHL 66 41 25 0 - 372 294 82 2nd BCJHL Coastal Lost Semi-final
1978-79 BCJHL 62 51 10 1 - 497 249 103 1st BCJHL Coastal Won League
1979-80 BCJHL 66 49 16 1 - 415 241 99 1st BCJHL Coastal Lost Quarter-final
1980-81 BCJHL 43 19 24 0 - 204 230 38 5th BCJHL Coastal Lost Quarter-final
1981-82 BCJHL 48 20 28 0 - 280 297 40 5th BCJHL Coastal DNQ
1982-83 BCJHL 56 29 25 2 - 319 321 60 4th BCJHL Coastal DNQ
1983-84 BCJHL 50 19 30 1 - 242 310 39 5th BCJHL Coastal DNQ
1984-85 BCJHL 52 41 10 1 - 408 273 83 1st BCJHL Coastal Lost Final
1985-86 BCJHL 52 35 17 0 - 298 224 70 2nd BCJHL Coastal Lost Semi-final
1986-87 BCJHL 52 29 23 0 - 301 265 58 3rd BCJHL Coastal Lost Semi-final
1987-88 BCJHL 52 34 17 1 - 316 204 69 2nd BCJHL Coastal Lost Semi-final
1988-89 BCJHL 60 45 14 1 - 458 283 91 1st BCJHL Coastal Lost Final
1989-90 BCJHL 59 52 3 4 - 444 181 108 1st BCJHL Coastal Won League, Won Mowat Cup,
Won Doyle Cup, Won Abbott Cup
1990-91 BCJHL 60 38 21 1 - 310 236 77 1st BCJHL Coastal Lost Quarter-final
1991-92 BCJHL 60 22 37 1 - 256 356 45 5th(last) in Coastal DNQ
1992-93 BCJHL 60 29 26 5 - 328 288 71 2nd in Coastal Lost in Quarter-Finals
1993-94 BCJHL 60 29 30 1 - 289 324 59 3rd in Coastal Lost in Quarter-Finals
1994-95 BCJHL 60 37 21 2 - 316 259 76 3rd in Mainland Lost in Quarter-Finals
1995-96 BCJHL 60 32 27 1 - 267 276 65 3rd in Mainland Lost in Preliminaries
1996-97 BCHL 60 47 7 6 - 374 178 100 1st in Coastal Won League, Won Mowat Cup,
Won Doyle Cup, Won Abbott Cup
1997-98 BCHL 60 43 15 2 - 322 200 88 1st in Coastal Won League, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup,
Won Abbott Cup, Won Royal Bank Cup
1998-99 BCHL 60 39 19 OTW 1 1 323 244 81 1st in Mainland Lost in Semi-Finals
1999-00 BCHL 60 27 27 6 - 258 283 60 4th(last) in Mainland DNQ
2000-01 BCHL 60 29 22 9 - 247 247 67 3rd in Mainland Lost in Quarter-Finals
2001-02 BCHL 60 31 24 5 - 251 263 67 2nd in Mainland Lost in Quarter-Finals
2002-03 BCHL 60 29 24 1 6 211 209 65 3rd in Mainland Lost in Semi-Finals
2003-04 BCHL 60 38 16 1 5 276 212 82 1st in Mainland Lost in Semi-Finals
2004-05 BCHL 60 37 18 0 5 246 194 79 1st in Mainland Won League, Mowat Cup
2005-06 BCHL 60 16 39 2 3 163 259 37 4th(last) in Mainland DNQ
2006-07 BCHL 60 17 39 1 3 192 288 38 8th in Coastal Lost in Preliminary
2007-08 BCHL 60 33 23 1 3 234 213 70 7th BCHL

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Preceded by
Summerside Western Capitals		 Royal Bank Cup Champions
1998		 Succeeded by
Vernon Vipers


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